But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and cried out;
Who alone stretches out the heavens, And tramples down the waves of the sea;
And seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He was intending to pass by them.
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.”
But being startled and frightened, they were thinking that they were seeing a spirit.